Another Buffalo Shot Angle

Which color do you aim at?

  • Red

    Votes: 1 1.7%
  • Blue

    Votes: 3 5.2%
  • Green

    Votes: 53 91.4%
  • Yellow

    Votes: 3 5.2%

  • Total voters
    58
Green. Absolutely.
Actually, green might be a bit low. I put the second shot into my bull standing almost straight on at that level. The bullet missed his heart and exited at back end of rib cage smashing his left knee. Possibly deflected when it hit him but no significant bone structure in his chest. He spun around in place about three times, sat on his butt, tipped over, and it was all over. First shot broadside did the mortal damage. Blew up both lungs and major blood vessel(s) above the heart.
 
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Green for initial shot

Blue during a charge and only when the Cape buffalo is under seven yards away and has lowered it’s horns for impaling you
 
Easy. Green because the bull is quartering towards shooter from left (shooter's left). Yellow would hit too far back at that angle. Best that could be achieved would be taking out one lung. One lung is not enough. Blue would glance off the skull with nose up in the air. Red would probably not break its neck at that angle or cut a jugular. Even cutting one jugular would not kill him fast enough. Green should take out his heart.

Edit: An old thread that I answered already. My mistake. Old timers' disease strikes again.
 

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Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
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